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Supportive & Palliative Care Indicators Tool (SPICT)

The SPICT is used to help identify people whose health
months, or remains underweight ... SPICT #Tool #Risk #Death
Faltering growth in children: summary of NICE guidance #Screening #Management #Peds #PrimaryCare #Underweight #Infants #FalteringGrowth #FailureToThrive
#PrimaryCare #Underweight
Summary of problems of Very Low Birthweight Infants

#Peds #Pediatrics #Diagnosis #Underweight #LowBirthweight #Manifestations #Diseases
Pediatrics #Diagnosis #Underweight
The Death Spiral: Increased RV Afterload (Acute PE) 
#Pathophysiology #PE #PulmonaryEmbolism #Embolism #DeathSpiral #Shock #RVDysfunction #RebelEM
The Death Spiral
Anatomy of Vegetative State, Locked-in Syndrome and Brainstem Death

#LockedIn #Syndrome #BrainDeath #Comparison #Diagnosis #Neurology #Vegetative
and Brainstem Death
Tuberculin Skin Test Interpretation - Threshold for treatment
Induration cutoff >5mm:
 • Recent exposure to an individual
silicosis • Underweight
Risk Factors for Sudden Cardiac Death in Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
 - Sudden death in a
Sudden Cardiac Death ... Cardiomyopathy - Sudden death ... resuscitated sudden death ... #RiskFactors #Death
Overview of approach to brain death

Pursuing a diagnosis of brain death too early may lead to
approach to brain death ... diagnosis of brain death ... Brain death evaluation ... compatible with brain death ... consistent with brain death
Commotio Cordis 
- Commotio cordis occurs when an object strikes the chest over the heart. It
can cause sudden death ... Sudden #Cardiac #Death
Prague Criteria - For Endoscopically Suspected Esophageal Columnar Metaplasia/Barrett's Esophagus
1) Ensure Hiatus Hernia Is Recognised By
Gastroesophageal Junction By Depth ... Junction 4) Measure Depth ... Metaplasia 5) Measure Depth ... ) Subtract the Depth ... Extents from the Depth